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Oasis’ ‘Wonderwall’ named UK’s most-streamed song from ’70s, ’80s and ’90s

Oasis‘ classic hit single ‘Wonderwall’ is the most-streamed song from the 1970s to the 1990s.The 1995 single reached Number Two on the official singles chart at the time of its release and has since gone on to be one of the biggest selling ever, despite never topping the charts.Out of 300 of the most-streamed songs in the UK, from the ’70, ’80s and ’90s, ‘Wonderwall’ topped the lot, according to the Official Charts Company. It comes after it was previously revealed as the biggest selling Britpop track of the 1990s.Queen came in at Number Two with their 1975 classic ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ while Fleetwood Mac rounded out the top five with ‘Everywhere’ and ‘Dreams’ in the remaining places.Elsewhere, Oasis’ ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger’ also came in at Number Seven. You can view the full list here and the Top 10 most streamed songs below.The Official Top 300 most-streamed songs from the 70s, 80s and 90s:1. Oasis – ‘Wonderwall’2. Queen – ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’3. Fleetwood Mac – ‘Everywhere’4. Fleetwood Mac – ‘Dreams’5. Queen – ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’6. Toto – ‘Africa’7. Oasis – ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger’8. Goo Goo Dolls – ‘Iris’9. Journey – ‘Don’t Stop Believin”10. Whitney Houston – ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’ Meanwhile, it was recently announced that the 30th anniversary of Oasis’ ‘Supersonic’ would be marked by a re-release of the track as a physical single.The track was initially released on April 11, 1994, and was the debut single from the Britpop icons – later appearing on their iconic debut album ‘Definitely Maybe’.Liam Gallagher confirmed the news last month.
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Oasis’ ‘Wonderwall’ named UK’s most-streamed song from ’70s, ’80s and ’90s
Oasis‘ classic hit single ‘Wonderwall’ is the most-streamed song from the 1970s to the 1990s.The 1995 single reached Number Two on the official singles chart at the time of its release and has since gone on to be one of the biggest selling ever, despite never topping the charts.Out of 300 of the most-streamed songs in the UK, from the ’70, ’80s and ’90s, ‘Wonderwall’ topped the lot, according to the Official Charts Company. It comes after it was previously revealed as the biggest selling Britpop track of the 1990s.Queen came in at Number Two with their 1975 classic ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ while Fleetwood Mac rounded out the top five with ‘Everywhere’ and ‘Dreams’ in the remaining places.Elsewhere, Oasis’ ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger’ also came in at Number Seven. You can view the full list here and the Top 10 most streamed songs below.The Official Top 300 most-streamed songs from the 70s, 80s and 90s:1. Oasis – ‘Wonderwall’2. Queen – ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’3. Fleetwood Mac – ‘Everywhere’4. Fleetwood Mac – ‘Dreams’5. Queen – ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’6. Toto – ‘Africa’7. Oasis – ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger’8. Goo Goo Dolls – ‘Iris’9. Journey – ‘Don’t Stop Believin”10. Whitney Houston – ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’ Meanwhile, it was recently announced that the 30th anniversary of Oasis’ ‘Supersonic’ would be marked by a re-release of the track as a physical single.The track was initially released on April 11, 1994, and was the debut single from the Britpop icons – later appearing on their iconic debut album ‘Definitely Maybe’.Liam Gallagher confirmed the news last month.
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Brian May says he “bowed out” to David Bowie in fight for mix of Queen’s ‘Under Pressure’ – but has “never liked it”
Queen guitarist Brian May has revealed that he has “never liked” the mix of ‘Under Pressure’, the band’s 1981 smash hit collaboration with David Bowie. Speaking in an interview with Total Guitar (via Guitar World), May revealed that the original version of ‘Under Pressure’ “sounded massively chord-driven,” but that much of its “heavy guitar was lost” following Bowie’s input on the final mix.Recalling the song’s creation, May said ‘Under Pressure’ was the result of spontaneous late nights in the studio, with the initial cut featuring a “pretty heavy backing track.” At first, May said he was “beaming” over the heavier guitar sound because it reminded him of The Who.May raised that comparison to Bowie, who said “‘it’s not going to sound like The Who by the time I’ve finished with it.’” May continued: “[Bowie] didn’t want it to be that way.”The guitarist said that the changes were made because “we all had different ideas of how [‘Under Pressure’] should be mixed,” specifically naming Bowie and Queen frontman Freddie Mercury.“Basically it was Freddie and David fighting it out in the studio with the mix,” May recalled, “and what happened in the mix was that most of that heavy guitar was lost.”May went on to reveal that he originally played the main riff of ‘Under Pressure’ on an electric guitar, but that it was replaced by the “acoustic bits which were done first as a sort of demo.” As for the final mix that was eventually released, May admitted that he “never liked it, to be honest.”“I do recognise that it works.
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Queen’s Freddie Mercury thought ‘Somebody To Love’ was “better” than ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’
Queen’s Freddie Mercury thought ‘Somebody To Love’ was “better” than ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, according to a roadie who once worked with the band.Speaking to Greatest Hits Radio after ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ was named ‘greatest song of all time’ by over 6500 listeners, former roadie and author of Queen Uncovered Peter Hince remembers the band coming up with ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ and Mercury’s thoughts on the track.Speaking to Greatest Hits Radio he explained: “The band were recording [album] ‘Night At The Opera’ and we were going around all these different studios in London and doing bits in each place so I was hearing bits and pieces of ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, but I didn’t hear the whole thing for quite some time. I remember hearing the opera bit and thinking it’s going to be an introduction tape for the live show – I had no idea it was a song!”He continued: “The video is arguably what helped it become so huge in Britain…and the other thing is that, sadly, Freddie isn’t around anymore and it’s one of his legacies that piece of music so is still something people find very emotional.“Also, nothing really had been done like it before and probably nothing since – with all the technology now it is easier to get certain studio effects whereas with Queen it was all about spending enormous amounts of time and being incredibly innovative.
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Paul Rodgers says Adam Lambert is the “perfect” singer for Queen
Bad Company frontman Paul Rodgers has praised Adam Lambert and said he is the “perfect” singer for Queen.Rodgers previously fronted Queen between 2004 and 2009, releasing studio album ‘The Cosmos Rocks’ in 2008 along with live albums ‘Return Of The Champions’ (2005) and ‘Live In Ukraine’ (2009).In May 2009, Rodgers announced the end of his collaboration with Queen, sharing that it was “never meant to be permanent”.Lambert stepped in as the band’s next frontman in 2011 and has fronted them ever since.When asked in a new interview with BBC Radio Scotland, what Rodgers thought of Lambert, he replied: “Well, you know, I think he’s perfect for the band… I haven’t really followed them since then [I left], but from what I’ve seen, he’s great.”Queen and Lambert kicked off their 2023 ‘Rhapsody’ tour in Baltimore last week.The band began the gig with ‘Machines (Or ‘Back To Humans’) / ‘Radio Ga Ga’, ‘Hammer To Fall’ and ‘Another One Bites The Dust’. The group also performed ‘Stone Cold Crazy’ for the first time since 2018 and ‘Is This the World We Created…?’ for the first time ever.The 25-song setlist also included Queen’s biggest hits such as ‘I Want To Break Free’, ‘Killer Queen’, ‘Somebody To Love’, ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’, ‘We Are The Champions’, ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ and more.The remaining dates on their tour include Detroit, New York, Boston, Philadelphia and other cities throughout the month.
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